Slash Announces Second Studio Album

Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy will provide all lead vocals for Slash's second solo album, which will be out next year, the ex Guns N'Roses guitarist has revealed.
And a track he recorded with Black Eyes Peas singer Fergie will appear on her upcoming solo album.
He tells the Sunday Mercury: Fergie and I are going to work together again. There was another song we cut during the sessions of the album, and she liked it so much she plans to use it on an album of her own.It's going to be a real rock'n'roll album and I'll be delighted to play on it.
Meanwhile, Slash's solo band are gearing up for another tour in 2011, and the guitarist says a big name is due to audition soon from the currently singerless Velvet Revolver.
Thanks for the report to RockAAA.com.

i saw them in edmonton and the band was great. myles was complaining about losing his voice during the show but he still sounded way better than most singers out there. slash's playing was really good, probably better than the early years.

Damn, I called that shit. That's what I figured was going on when Slash said he's gonna start working on a second solo album, but that he doesn't think he can call it that anymore.
Now, I'm not one of those guys hopping on the bandwagon saying, "Myles Kennedy is one of the greatest singers ever," or even, "Myles Kennedy is the greatest singer of this generation," because that's just not true. I do think that he is a pretty damn good singer, in the studio. Live, though, he's not very impressive at all, and he seems to dumb down his vocal melodies, so that it is as if he's singing lead-backup as opposed to just singing the lead melodies. I realize that some of his vocal melodies are tricky and difficult to duplicate live, but he shouldn't record them that way if he can't reproduce it. What I'm trying to say is, his studio vocal style is fairly demanding, while his live vocal style is fairly lazy.
All of that aside, and since this album will be recorded in-studio anyway, Myles Kennedy is a decent choice, in my opinion. He provided vocals for 2 of the best 3-4 songs on Slash's last album, and, in my opinion, those are the two best songs in Myles Kennedy's repertoire, with Rise Today in a tight third, far above anything else I've heard from him (Alter Bridge, Mayfield Four).
Also, very excited to find out who this "big name" is, and curios if they have abandoned the "unknown" singer approach.

If it's gonna be more of the Slash+Myles Kennedy we've heard on Slash's first solo album, I'm afraid I'll skip this one.
Middle of the road thirteen in a dozen overproduced clean mainstream boring pop rock.

I look forward to this. Not gna hype it, but from what I've heard of Slash+Myles together it's pretty good. Hopefully Slash will keep Myles on a true RocknRoll/Blues-rock path, moreso than Alterbridge who I'm not so keen on. Too middle of the road.

hitl wrote:
We all know that he dosen't need Axl or any of the guys from VR.
Please I want to hear John Corabi, Phil Anselmo, Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor and Steven Tyler on the next one!

Slash with Corey Taylor could be cool, depending on the song they came up with. I would be very interested to hear Slash with Phil Anselmo. No interest at all in hearing him with Bruce Dickinson, although that doesn't mean it couldn't be good. And Steven Tyler hasn't written anything decent in 20 years, so I wouldn't have very high hopes for that, either, but again, it could be cool. Also, John Corabi has a great voice.
Even though he said Myles Kennedy will provide all vocals, if we're making a wish list, I wanna hear Sebastian Bach, Jack White, Chester Bennington singing real rock and roll, Anthony Keidis, a better song with Alice Cooper, more Steven Adler, more Drave Gorhl, Chris Cornell on a rocker, Axl Rose , David Allan Coe, Mick Jagger, Gene Simmons (sure he's a douche, but he's got a badass voice and plays some sweet bass lines), Zakk Wylde, Hank III, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, he might as well record a song with Jerry Cantrell and Tom Morello, and while he's at it, he could go ahead and add another dimension to her character, and show the world that Lady GaGa could be a real musician, if she wanted to be.

wndrw982 wrote:
Slash does not impress me. Fergie? Will someone please refer me to a good live Slash recording so that i may be enlightened? Dont say November Rain. I already know about that outro solo.

Well, Yngwie Malmsteen's skills impress the shit out of me, but his music ****ing sucks. You shouldn't try to judge everyone based on skill level alone.
Live, many times, Slash is kind of sloppy, so I'm sure that even if I had a link handy, you would continue to be unimpressed, but go listen to the main solo of Sweet Child o' Mine and tell me that's not badass/impressive. Just go ahead and listen to all GNR, 86-91. You will not be disappointed.

slaveskinJACKET wrote:
hitl wrote:
We all know that he dosen't need Axl or any of the guys from VR.
Please I want to hear John Corabi, Phil Anselmo, Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor and Steven Tyler on the next one!
Slash with Corey Taylor could be cool, depending on the song they came up with. I would be very interested to hear Slash with Phil Anselmo. No interest at all in hearing him with Bruce Dickinson, although that doesn't mean it couldn't be good. And Steven Tyler hasn't written anything decent in 20 years, so I wouldn't have very high hopes for that, either, but again, it could be cool. Also, John Corabi has a great voice.
Even though he said Myles Kennedy will provide all vocals, if we're making a wish list, I wanna hear Sebastian Bach, Jack White, Chester Bennington singing real rock and roll, Anthony Keidis, a better song with Alice Cooper, more Steven Adler, more Drave Gorhl, Chris Cornell on a rocker, Axl Rose, David Allan Coe, Mick Jagger, Gene Simmons (sure he's a douche, but he's got a badass voice and plays some sweet bass lines), Zakk Wylde, Hank III, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, he might as well record a song with Jerry Cantrell and Tom Morello, and while he's at it, he could go ahead and add another dimension to her character, and show the world that Lady GaGa could be a real musician, if she wanted to be.

I think Jack White was asked to sing on his record...but he said he wanted to play guitar too..Anthony Keidis, Cantrell, Morello (or even better..a song with Zack?) would be a great choise...what about Eddie Vedder, Brandon Boyd, Chino Moreno..
but the most awesome thing i can imagine would be... an instrumental journey with Slash and Brent Hinds

Excellent news! I didn't really like the mix of singers on his first solo album, it sounded a bit disjointed.
I certainly rate Myles very highly as a vocalist, should make for a great album.
Wonder who the VR singer might be... Be good to hear a new album from them.

slaveskinJACKET wrote:
wndrw982 wrote:
Slash does not impress me. Fergie? Will someone please refer me to a good live Slash recording so that i may be enlightened? Dont say November Rain. I already know about that outro solo.
Well, Yngwie Malmsteen's skills impress the shit out of me, but his music ****ing sucks. You shouldn't try to judge everyone based on skill level alone.
Live, many times, Slash is kind of sloppy, so I'm sure that even if I had a link handy, you would continue to be unimpressed, but go listen to the main solo of Sweet Child o' Mine and tell me that's not badass/impressive. Just go ahead and listen to all GNR, 86-91. You will not be disappointed.

I have mixed feelings about this. For me, one of the joys of his first solo album was the variety of singers on there and I had high hopes that the likes of Steven Tyler would be on the next one. As good as Myles is, I don't want it to just be another Alter Bridge album.

this is all excellent news! although there are many singers i think slash could have used and done weill with. myles tracks werre probably the best, they play great live together and their acoustic set was great

wndrw982 wrote:
well watch any guns n roses videos on you tube from earlier days and you cant not be impressed, especially night train and the outro on paradise city. also watch some of his solo parts during concerts and it also shows he can shred, if thats what your looking for.
someone said he is sometimes sloppy playing and yes nowadays when older and still trying to move on stage i can admit some bends or notes arent always perfect but id rather that than some robotic, high strapped up guitarist who can play stuff but has no personality or feeling!
solos as simple as dont cry for example are something you can listen to and say, that is slash and that was wrote with feeling and for the good of the song. thats what makes him a world class guitarist! not many people, especially from bands can do that and especially not nowadays even if writting good music
Slash does not impress me. Fergie? Will someone please refer me to a good live Slash recording so that i may be enlightened? Dont say November Rain. I already know about that outro solo.

thats sweet. A new album every year, thats how it should be done.
I want to see him with Dave Mustaine. Apparently is was going to happen on Slashs last album but Dave was to busy touring with Megadeth.

Cheeseman Jay wrote:
I have mixed feelings about this. For me, one of the joys of his first solo album was the variety of singers on there and I had high hopes that the likes of Steven Tyler would be on the next one. As good as Myles is, I don't want it to just be another Alter Bridge album.

Agreed, the variety really made that album for me. I'll still check this out though, I end up liking the majority of Slash's work.

Appetite was bind blowing. Use Your Illusions 1&2 had some epic songs, but others were kind of mediocre. Other than those albums, the members of GnR have not done their past selves justice. VR was a good band because of the lack of rock artists to compare them to during the mid 00's. Slash's solo album was good too, some songs are super fun to play but none are truly "great." That's the thing with great bands; each member has to be good, but together they are something much greater than they could ever be individually. Regardless, I am going to buy this album.
To all haters; Slash is not even close to being the best guitarist. Take Satch for example; he is truly phenomenal in skill, emotions, style variety, and song composition. BUT he is not an icon. Slash has become a caricature in himself. His personality and past is larger than life. He IS Rock n Roll. He's made some of the best rock songs and memorable guitar riffs in the history of music. He has presence. Simply put, he's just way too effin' cool. He's also a pretty damn good guitarist too. For that reason, Slash should always be respected and appreciated.

Cheeseman Jay wrote:
I have mixed feelings about this. For me, one of the joys of his first solo album was the variety of singers on there and I had high hopes that the likes of Steven Tyler would be on the next one. As good as Myles is, I don't want it to just be another Alter Bridge album.

The tracks on the first album with Myles were nothing like Alter Bridge. Back from Cali is closer to Mayfield Four.
I can see Myles wanting to do some guitar work/writing as well on the new album though. Kind of an outlet for him for stuff he comes up with that wouldn't fit Alter Bridge. Could be good but I'll have to see first. It's going to be very different from

Was hoping for another variety of singers on the next album but I am very happy with Myles Kennedy. Went to the show in Norfolk, VA in September and he sang songs like Nightrain, Sweet Child O' Mine and Paradise City with passion that Axl used to have as well as the other songs. It's great to see another album coming, especially with the crap being released by the music industry.

bambo222 wrote:
Appetite was bind blowing. Use Your Illusions 1&2 had some epic songs, but others were kind of mediocre. Other than those albums, the members of GnR have not done their past selves justice. VR was a good band because of the lack of rock artists to compare them to during the mid 00's. Slash's solo album was good too, some songs are super fun to play but none are truly "great." That's the thing with great bands; each member has to be good, but together they are something much greater than they could ever be individually. Regardless, I am going to buy this album.
To all haters; Slash is not even close to being the best guitarist. Take Satch for example; he is truly phenomenal in skill, emotions, style variety, and song composition. BUT he is not an icon. Slash has become a caricature in himself. His personality and past is larger than life. He IS Rock n Roll. He's made some of the best rock songs and memorable guitar riffs in the history of music. He has presence. Simply put, he's just way too effin' cool. He's also a pretty damn good guitarist too. For that reason, Slash should always be respected and appreciated.

Damn. Myles has a good voice technically speaking but I just can't stand his nasally sound. I want to hear Justin Hawkins do a song with Slash. He has the best voice I've ever heard next to Freddy Mercury. Not to mention he can play a Les Paul almost as good as Slash...

I know he's going to have more guest musicians, but I would like to see some guest guitar players on there too. I mean I know it's Slash's solo album, but I'd like to hear him alongside other guitar players as well.

I vote that we start calling the guy either just Slash, or something like "blues-rock guitar icon Slash," instead of "ex-GN'R guitarist" Slash. Not to discount the work he put in to make himself famous, but it's been over a while, and he's done other high-profile things. Just sayin'

Fuckin great man!!! I can hardly wait fot this 2nd album...Slash is the best and anything he does will be a success. I really wish he would come out with just an instrumental album. I bet that would be some really cool shit dude. ( HEY SLASH, THINK ABOUT DOIN THAT WILL YA ).Just in case you guys didn't already know, yeah Slash is my guitar hero...

I hope Myles writes and plays guitar on this. A collaborative record between the two of them would be the most badass thing ever. That said hopefully Slash will continue doing songs with other singers all the same!

I bet we will see 5 slash albums and 2 more vr albums before the next GNR album any bets? Awesome news but I wish he'd work with more singers but I am not complaining if so does this mean Myles is coming out with a solo album next year hes gonna be a busy guy in 2011

for those of you that doubt myles kennedys live voice head over to youtube and watch watch over you from the dvd and in loving memory as well. then try to say his live voice is weaker then his studio voice. on top of that you need to remember that when they record in studio the artists voice is usually well rested and therefore sounds better on top of the minor editing done to make it perfect.

slaveskinJACKET wrote:
Now, I'm not one of those guys hopping on the bandwagon saying, "Myles Kennedy is one of the greatest singers ever," or even, "Myles Kennedy is the greatest singer of this generation," because that's just not true. I do think that he is a pretty damn good singer, in the studio. Live, though, he's not very impressive at all, and he seems to dumb down his vocal melodies, so that it is as if he's singing lead-backup as opposed to just singing the lead melodies. I realize that some of his vocal melodies are tricky and difficult to duplicate live, but he shouldn't record them that way if he can't reproduce it. What I'm trying to say is, his studio vocal style is fairly demanding, while his live vocal style is fairly lazy.
All of that aside, and since this album will be recorded in-studio anyway, Myles Kennedy is a decent choice, in my opinion. He provided vocals for 2 of the best 3-4 songs on Slash's last album, and, in my opinion, those are the two best songs in Myles Kennedy's repertoire, with Rise Today in a tight third, far above anything else I've heard from him (Alter Bridge, Mayfield Four).

I wanna turn round and say "Dude have you actually seen them live?!?!"
But I really disagree with him not being able to reproduce live what he does in the studio. I saw Alter Bridge live a couple weeks ago and for a set that was, what, almost 2 hours, Myles sounded amazing, he reproduced all the high notes and with added vibrato as well, and in some songs he'll change the melody for a few words but apart from that, to hit all those high notes for each song consecutively, I've gotta disagree with you there man.

Niiko wrote:
slaveskinJACKET wrote:
Now, I'm not one of those guys hopping on the bandwagon saying, "Myles Kennedy is one of the greatest singers ever," or even, "Myles Kennedy is the greatest singer of this generation," because that's just not true. I do think that he is a pretty damn good singer, in the studio. Live, though, he's not very impressive at all, and he seems to dumb down his vocal melodies, so that it is as if he's singing lead-backup as opposed to just singing the lead melodies. I realize that some of his vocal melodies are tricky and difficult to duplicate live, but he shouldn't record them that way if he can't reproduce it. What I'm trying to say is, his studio vocal style is fairly demanding, while his live vocal style is fairly lazy.
All of that aside, and since this album will be recorded in-studio anyway, Myles Kennedy is a decent choice, in my opinion. He provided vocals for 2 of the best 3-4 songs on Slash's last album, and, in my opinion, those are the two best songs in Myles Kennedy's repertoire, with Rise Today in a tight third, far above anything else I've heard from him (Alter Bridge, Mayfield Four).
I wanna turn round and say "Dude have you actually seen them live?!?!"
But I really disagree with him not being able to reproduce live what he does in the studio. I saw Alter Bridge live a couple weeks ago and for a set that was, what, almost 2 hours, Myles sounded amazing, he reproduced all the high notes and with added vibrato as well, and in some songs he'll change the melody for a few words but apart from that, to hit all those high notes for each song consecutively, I've gotta disagree with you there man.

Niiko wrote:
slaveskinJACKET wrote:
Now, I'm not one of those guys hopping on the bandwagon saying, "Myles Kennedy is one of the greatest singers ever," or even, "Myles Kennedy is the greatest singer of this generation," because that's just not true. I do think that he is a pretty damn good singer, in the studio. Live, though, he's not very impressive at all, and he seems to dumb down his vocal melodies, so that it is as if he's singing lead-backup as opposed to just singing the lead melodies. I realize that some of his vocal melodies are tricky and difficult to duplicate live, but he shouldn't record them that way if he can't reproduce it. What I'm trying to say is, his studio vocal style is fairly demanding, while his live vocal style is fairly lazy.
All of that aside, and since this album will be recorded in-studio anyway, Myles Kennedy is a decent choice, in my opinion. He provided vocals for 2 of the best 3-4 songs on Slash's last album, and, in my opinion, those are the two best songs in Myles Kennedy's repertoire, with Rise Today in a tight third, far above anything else I've heard from him (Alter Bridge, Mayfield Four).
I wanna turn round and say "Dude have you actually seen them live?!?!"
But I really disagree with him not being able to reproduce live what he does in the studio. I saw Alter Bridge live a couple weeks ago and for a set that was, what, almost 2 hours, Myles sounded amazing, he reproduced all the high notes and with added vibrato as well, and in some songs he'll change the melody for a few words but apart from that, to hit all those high notes for each song consecutively, I've gotta disagree with you there man.

Some songs it was kinda obvious... Especially in the beginning with Slip To The Void. But he does get to the high notes and it made up for the things he does to make his voice last through a 2h concert...

MYLES KENNEDY HAS ONE OF THE MOST ANNOYING VOICES I EVER HEARD. IT'S SO SOPPY. COMPARE IT WITH SOMEBODY LIKE SCOTT WEILAND, AND IT JUST SOUNDS GENERIC, DULL AND FORCED. ALSO, THE MAN HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CHARISMA OR STAGE PRESENCE.
PLEASE, PLEASE SLASH GET A SINGER THAT SUITS YOUR STYLE OF MUSIC. I DON'T THINK I CAN SIT THROUGH ANOTHER GIG, LOOKING AT THAT IDIOT'S FACE, WITHOUT PUNCHING HIM.

MIZZHEAD wrote:
MYLES KENNEDY HAS ONE OF THE MOST ANNOYING VOICES I EVER HEARD. IT'S SO SOPPY. COMPARE IT WITH SOMEBODY LIKE SCOTT WEILAND, AND IT JUST SOUNDS GENERIC, DULL AND FORCED. ALSO, THE MAN HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CHARISMA OR STAGE PRESENCE.
PLEASE, PLEASE SLASH GET A SINGER THAT SUITS YOUR STYLE OF MUSIC. I DON'T THINK I CAN SIT THROUGH ANOTHER GIG, LOOKING AT THAT IDIOT'S FACE, WITHOUT PUNCHING HIM.